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>>19808358
One of the few things he was right about.

>>19808365
megacope

>>19808358
Replace happiness with the avoidance of suffering and it's plausible.

>>19808358
I honestly think a lot of people are out to feel miserable, for various psychological reasons.

>>19808374
What did you mean by this?

>>19808365
>Imagine a number of men in chains, all under sentence of death, some of whom are each day butchered in the sight of others those remaining see their own condition in that of their fellows, and looking at each other with grief and despair await their turn. This is an image of the human condition
I gotta argue that pascal was probably one of the few philosophers to get existentialism right, no wonder nietzsche admired him

He's right, but it requires a definition of happiness that doesn't quite line up with how the word is normally used.

>>19808378
he's just one of those "people love suffering and live for it, bro!" pseuds

>>19808358
>Guyyysss. I can’t think! Hewp!!

>>19808378
Lower expectations to live up to
Defense mechanism, or one may say, cope

>>19808374
Being miserable makes them feel happy.

>>19808371
>slap myself
Consider your theory refuted.

>>19809409
Great point, define your terms before the the discussion of semantics

>>19808358
Absolutely right.

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